Snowpiercer (2020) s04e07 Episode Script

1
Since the freeze, there's one thing
that's kept us alive.
An instinctive trait in
every person who's ever
had to rely on a group to survive.
Not love, not perseverance.
Captain Milius.
It's loyalty.
A word.
How dare you disobey me
and reinstate a program
I shut down.
Admiral, the lab animals are all dead.
Human trials are our only
hope to combat the Freeze.
Our soldiers are not lab
rats to be experimented on.
My squad volunteered
before they were even asked.
You're relieved of your duties, Milius.
Clear your station
and return to quarters.
Admiral, we're the last of our kind.
Challenge my authority again and I
will have you court-martialed.
You're not capable.
Maybe you should drop the
stars, let someone else lead.
You are dismissed, Captain.
May I ask who reported me?
What happens when we
lose faith in each other,
break promises, fail to do our duty?
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Oh, my God. Sailor's delight.
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
I now understand the
most painful betrayal
is the one you don't see coming.
We have to be discreet.
Come on!
Captain Milius.
Nima, where are they?
In the back.
Thank you for your service.
When the mission is saving humanity
No price is too great.
Not even the cost of capturing
the legendary Snowpiercer,
879 cars long.
Tell the Admiral I need a word.
The CW-7 is coming down.
How much more data do you need?
It's not about CW-7.
It's about Gemini and what
it's doing to the atmosphere
and to us.
Nima's on top of all that.
He wouldn't launch if it wasn't safe.
Okay, well, just need to run these
new numbers and make sure.
Then do that.
Admiral.
Do you have an ETA on Snowpiercer?
You're in luck. Just a couple hours out.
Great.
When it arrives, I'm
going aboard to see Ben.
I understand you're
feeling a little homesick,
but Nima needs that data.
The window's very tight.
Well, fair warning, Admiral,
I'd be prepared to delay the launch.
For how long?
Let me run these numbers and we'll see.
I'll be down in the lab.
Why are we wasting time trying
to repair an elevator when
Alex gifted us this wristband?
That trinket is about as
useful as a hollow spoon.
They deactivated it the
moment they knew it was stolen.
You shouldn't have come.
Are you kidding?
After your cryptic
thank you in the jetway,
it was like you were
begging to be saved.
I've never begged for
anything in my life.
People beg me.
You know that.
That's tactical rappelling rope.
Milius's men are on their way down.
The stairwell doors are welded shut,
the elevator's your only way out.
Yeah, but it's also their only
way in so we control the doors.
We can pick them off one at
a time like fish in a barrel.
You hold them off.
Alex?
Wait what? Where are you going?
When Melanie learns that Alex
is trapped on the third floor,
it'll it'll put the
whole project in jeopardy.
Avoid contact with her and
you won't have that problem.
And with Layton and his family
scattered around the Silo,
what what do I say to that?
You lie.
You say how grateful you are.
She's retrieved the
atmospheric data you needed
to finish your compound.
Little white lies, that's all they are.
Told well, they'll save your life.
Understood?
Now, open the amplifier
and give me a hand.
You see, each floor is
identical in construction
except for the staircases and elevators.
But the airshaft
You're saying you're looking
for different escape routes.
Well, you're the only one small enough
to navigate the vents.
Should take you to the south stairwell.
And onto the train.
You'll need this to connect the speaker
- to the circuit board.
- Mm-hmm.
Also, I'm not leaving.
Of course not.
Why should you try to
spare your own life?
All right, I'm down.
Looks like they busted the cam.
What the hell?
Heads up.
Heads up.
All in.
Pains in the ass, aren't they?
Yeah, this is the bomb I
found at Whiggins' camp.
And then from there,
we found all of these.
They're connected in
a chain with a receiver
attached at one end.
People find out about this,
there's going to be panic in town.
Too late. It's already happening.
Yeah, with all the Ag-Sec
cars going down and all these
constant blackouts, everyone's
just cold and tired and hungry.
There's got to be a way
to disarm the bombs though.
We know they're triggered by a signal,
which doesn't help us.
Something as basic as a keycar fob
could just set the whole chain off.
Really, any device
with a radio frequency.
New Eden, are you there?
Big Alice, over.
Is that Till?
This is Javi in New Eden, over.
Engineer Bess Till here.
I'm here with co-pilot Wardle.
What's your position?
We should be coming up on
the bridge any minute now.
No. Javi, wait.
We'll tell them all about
that when they get here.
We haven't swept the tracks yet.
Or the bridge.
Ruth, do not come any closer.
What?
Hit the brakes now.
Do it.
All right, we've stopped.
What's the problem?
Just spit it out.
The hills above New Eden
are rigged with explosives.
You can't be serious.
It's not safe.
Not until we sweep the tracks.
We don't know what could set them off.
So, Big Alice stays put.
Yeah, for now.
How low are the battery reserves, Javi?
We're almost out.
Who else are you hiding?
First it was Wilford,
now it's my daughter?
We can't talk here.
Why is she here?
Melanie, my focus has
been on a singular mission
- to make sure
- Did you send me away as a diversion?
What are you talking about? No.
We, we, we needed the toxicity levels
Don't lie to me.
It was Milius and Wilford's
plan to lure Big Alice here.
- Why?
- I don't know.
I was in the dark.
I just know they escaped,
but Alex is still here.
Where is she now?
Level 3.
That floor is decommissioned.
Yes, but that's where
Milius put Wilford.
So she went to find him.
Give me your wristband.
Alex stole it.
I'll figure it out.
Nicely done.
We're going to need some headphones.
Where's the other pair?
The answer is no.
So you wore the badge in your past life.
Any of those detective skills
figure a way out of here?
I'm working on that part.
The best chance of finding
Melanie will be on that train.
Still a no.
Remember, that train is your
legacy, not your mother's.
It's yours to care for.
Oh, shit.
I'm on it.
Wilford, whatever you
got cooking up over there,
we're going to need it.
It's now or never.
Now, the closing act.
Bravo. Bravo.
Bravo.
Wilford, get to the stairs.
Come on, let's go.
Floor three is breached.
Seal all levels 9 and below.
I warned you.
Melanie was going to
find out about Alex.
Because your loose lips lack
the resolve to stay shut.
Our climate models show that we must
launch as soon as possible.
When Melanie finds her
daughter, what then?
How how how does that happen?
Do scientists all take
an oath of pessimism?
We will get it done.
We made a deal once.
If I helped you, you'd
see the mission through.
Do you know why I still keep
my wife's picture on my desk?
To remind me what betrayal looks like.
Finish the compound,
get it onto Snowpiercer
when it arrives.
- And Melanie?
- You already have Melanie's data.
Why do you need her, to hold your hand?
We can't leave Big Alice vulnerable.
We won't.
But our first task is to
calm the town's nerves.
Show them we have a plan.
Maybe we start moving
people, consolidate
power to a limited number
of cars, conserve energy?
- That's a good idea.
- Yeah.
So, while Sykes is working
on the power issues,
can you go check and
see if Lights is having
any luck sweeping the tracks?
What are you hiding from us?
There are patrols searching
the hills and the tracks.
Are we in danger?
Mate, say something or we're toast.
Okay.
Okay, everyone, we've got some bad news.
There are some explosives in the hills.
We're going to be okay.
We're going to be okay.
We're going to evacuate
everyone to the farthest
sleeper cars, not just for safety,
but also to conserve energy.
Big Alice is right on the
other side of the bridge.
So as soon as we make
New Eden safe again,
they'll be able to return home.
We're going to be fine, I promise.
Okay?
All Gemini teams prep for Snowpiercer
transport immediately.
Repeat, all Gemini teams
prep for Snowpiercer
transport immediately.
Melanie?
Layton.
Ah, my former trusted protege.
I was half hoping to see you again.
Half.
I did not know about Liana.
As far as I knew, we
were all here working
together toward the same goal.
Creating more New Edens.
Theoretically, yes.
If it's all theoretical, then why is
the Admiral so gung ho to launch?
Because he's not a man of science.
He's a mad, paranoid king
whose castle is crumbling.
He's taken fancy to a new one.
Hopefully Alex will beat him to it.
Wait.
- What does that mean?
- She's fine.
She's probably approaching
the jetway as we speak.
What about Josie and Liana?
We'll hold the train
and I'd be happy to help.
Where are you going?
To see the Admiral.
We had an agreement.
He violated it.
Then, what?
We all just go off together
on the trains to save humanity?
Again.
To save humanity again, yes.
Okay. I'm guessing that Headwood
has Liana and they are in a
clinic somewhere.
There's an infirmary on every
other floor beginning on 10.
The infirmary is on floor 17.
Both Josie and Liana are there.
Hold my trains, please?
I'm not holding shit for him.
I don't know what's happening
here, but I don't like it.
It's good to see you though.
Let's go find our people.
Prepare the compound for transport
along with my research.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
That's that's Melanie's.
My, my data only.
Javi, it's Till.
Is anyone there?
New Eden, come in.
They're probably
still searching for bombs.
I just wanted to see if they
could get her on the radio.
I wanted to hear her voice.
I miss it.
How bad is she, Ruth?
Really?
She's got burns to
her face and her neck,
similar to the ones on your arm.
She doesn't want any visitors,
but you'll change that.
And her lungs?
She still sing?
Take my heart ♪
It used to be so supple and sweet ♪
But now it's withered on the vine ♪
There's before ♪
And then there's after ♪
Project Gemini
personnel, report to first class.
Oh, thank God.
There's so much that's happened.
It's not safe here.
Josie? Josie? Hey.
You're okay. I found you.
You're you're bleeding.
- Am I?
- Yeah.
What the hell have they done to you?
Kept taking my blood over and over,
and pumping it back in again.
Just another experiment.
I'm here, okay?
Do you know where they took Liana?
Headwood Headwood took her.
All project Gemini boarding begins now.
Can you move?
The the train's back?
Yeah. Yeah.
Alert the jetway guards.
Melanie Cavill and Andre Layton
are not to board that train under
any circumstances, do you hear?
Loud and clear.
Best get to the subtrain.
Milius is rushing to launch.
I want to find Nima and tell
him I don't think we're ready.
Why do you trust him?
I don't know that I do.
That's why I also want to find Ben.
Let's go.
Move along.
I need water.
I need water.
What the hell was that?
There was a person in there.
You didn't know?
No.
They cut off communication
with the train.
What's going on?
What is it?
There's a lot of bad
stuff that's happened, Mom.
And Ben was the one who
helped Big Alice escape.
He uncoupled her.
From Snowpiercer.
Mm-hmm.
Manually.
He didn't make it back.
I'm so sorry.
Mom, I'm so sorry.
We need a hard line
connection to the launch car,
uh, in addition to the remote.
Configured to be
asynchronous, if necessary.
Do we have an ETA on the Admiral?
He's attending to a personal matter.
Since you're so good at fixing things,
I need your expertise.
Just a little heating issue
on a decommissioned floor.
Hence the helmet.
Yes.
I forgot to bring you one.
Sorry.
Your level of cruelty
deserves top marks.
Liana?
Headwood, give her back.
Headwood, please.
You know what it's like to lose someone.
You've done enough
to our family already.
Headwood, this is my daughter.
Please.
She's been a tremendous help to us all.
Hey.
Hey, baby.
You look gorgeous.
Hey, you see Mommy?
She's okay.
It's a shame, really.
You painted your name
across all your trains
and now you'll die down here.
A nobody.
Or maybe, maybe you'll
make a beautiful hood
ornament pinned to the
front of your precious train.
The pain won't last
long, but the enjoyment
of watching you freeze to
death will last me a lifetime.
What? Oh, shit.
Bless your little cotton socks.
You don't know what's happening, do you?
We spent years perfecting
a cold treatment,
so I'm well aware that by now you've
lost your vision as the aqueous
fluid in your eyes solidifies
and plus every breath must
feel like shards of glass
tearing at your lungs.
Do you want to know why
my name is on my train?
It's because I built the ark
that actually saved humanity.
So don't confuse us.
Your mission is merely
a talking point in your
dreadfully insignificant life.
Imposter.
And whilst I admire
your desire for power,
unfortunately, Milius, your
reach has exceeded your grasp.
Call ahead to Snowpiercer.
The train goes nowhere
without its creator.
Requesting all Project Gemini personnel
and security forces board
Snowpiercer immediately.
It's safer Downtrain.
Call the Silo again.
What what was that?
A message from Wilford.
The Admiral won't be joining us.
I see.
I admire your loyalty to Admiral Milius,
but just because he isn't with us,
doesn't mean his mission is over.
We have a duty to carry
it through to the end.
For us, and humanity.
Unless, of course, you'd all
like to live in the Silo forever?
Start the train.
Retract the jetway.
Make your way Downtrain.
If you find Wilford or any
other obstacles to the mission,
you deal with them the
way you normally would.
We can finish what Ben started
by making Nima's most compound safe.
What makes you think it isn't?
Well, I've been collecting
atmospheric data from New
Eden using live samples.
How?
I used a bird as my
scientific collaborator.
I was sending him to the edge
of the pocket, about 6,000
to 8,000 feet, and one
day, he fell out of the sky
and he had no blood in him.
Like it evaporated.
Snowpiercer's leaving.
We have to find Nima.
It's okay. It's just us here.
Hey, what's that?
What you got there?
Let me see that.
What is that?
She had an IV.
That's Headwood, again.
No.
It was Wilford.
I want them both to rot in hell.
Thank goodness.
You made it, both of you.
What happened to Milius?
I don't know the specifics.
I believe Wilford had a hand in it.
And where is Wilford now?
Still in the Silo, I assume.
So who's running the engine?
Milius's soldiers, but I
we've we've discussed it,
and they're dedicated to the mission.
Nima, with the Admiral gone,
Snowpiercer is my train.
I won't dispute that.
Good.
Then I don't want Wilford aboard,
and I would appreciate it if you
would call ahead to the engine
and tell them to stand down.
I want you to secure the engine.
Why? I would rather be here.
Because you're the
only one that I trust.
I'll be right behind you.
Okay.
Alex will take the helm.
Of course.
With Milius gone, I can
assure you the soldiers
won't stand in your way, Alex.
- I'll see you later.
- Okay.
The train is now in safe hands.
Gemini isn't ready.
We can't send it into the atmosphere.
What are you talking about?
It's, uh, the numbers
fall in acceptable range.
- We have new data.
- Whose data?
Mine.
And Alex's.
That sounded like a breach.
It can only be the last car.
It's probably a small leak
or a malfunction or something.
I'll go check it out.
Ah, good news.
The Admiral is dead and we
both made the train anyway.
You came in from the outside?
I've acquired a resistance
to the cold, much like Josie
and, uh, Liana.
It's quite the sensation.
You used them.
I gave them a gift
to help them survive
this wretched world.
You know they're better off.
All right.
All right, then.
I've read Alex's research.
The numbers that I pulled off the drone
show high levels of radiation.
It's exponentially worse than when
the ozone layer was destroyed.
If it's the nosebleeds
you're worried about,
our sample numbers show we'll
survive the toxicity levels.
You're not listening.
Let's be gentlemen about this.
You did not just say gentlemen.
I told you where to
find Josie and Liana.
They made it, didn't they?
If you have any last
words, I would say them now.
Well, this is how you
want it to go, then?
Murdering a defenseless
man in cold blood,
just steps away from the woman
you love and your daughter?
Yes.
My train gave you that opportunity.
To live on, to become a father, which
changed you for the better.
You don't want to do this, Layton.
Yeah, I do.
Gemini doesn't just
counteract CW-7, it erodes
- the atmosphere in the process.
- No, that's not true.
- It's been tested.
- Not at altitude with live samples.
If Gemini spreads, radiation skyrockets.
Breathable oxygen is
depleted, we all die.
As a man of honor,
perhaps you'd grant the condemned
a last request?
One final human pleasure.
Rumor has it that the cigar
meant for Fidel Castro was
laced with a botulinum toxin.
Now, personally I'd prefer one of
Dr. Headwood's deadly
concoctions over the CIA any day.
A poisoned blunt.
You're basing all of this
on some flawed numbers
from a girl and her pet bird?
Atmospheric erosion is an anomaly
expected at high altitudes.
These aren't anomalies.
These are multiple
readings over several months
- from independent sources.
- Oh, independent sources.
Have you ever heard of junk data?
Yeah, I have.
And they called early readings
of the ozone layer junk data too.
This way,
you can slowly enjoy my
descent to the dark side
and wonder what mystery awaits you next.
It's no mystery.
We live, we suffer, we die.
You're a Buddhist.
No, I'm just a realist.
We don't need any further trials.
This will work.
- New Eden proves that.
- New Eden is a mirage.
If you try to replicate it
using this variant of Gemini,
you will kill everything
that is left of this planet.
Nima,
please.
Just delay the launch.
Just triple-check the numbers.
You see, the Buddhists have this image.
The wheel of life.
It's got three animals on it.
A rooster, a snake, and a pig
representing the three poisons.
Ignorance, greed, and hate.
The Buddhists had it wrong because
they forgot a poison,
and his name is pride.
That is Nima's animal.
What are you talking about?
We owe it to everyone who
has survived this long.
We owe it to everyone who has
sacrificed themselves for this mission.
All due respect,
Melanie, to you, and Ben,
and everybody who sacrificed
themselves for this mission.
- This is my area of expertise.
- Well, even experts can be wrong.
God damn it!
God damn it!
I know what I'm doing, all right?
I've been working on
Gemini for 15 years.
Well, how is that possible?
The Freeze only happened nine years ago.
As the person in command of
Snowpiercer, I'm telling you,
Gemini will not launch
until it's been proven safe.
All that attention paid to me,
and it was the broken
little toy in the corner
you should have been watching.
Our friend, Nima.
Excuse me.
Too proud to see the error of his ways.
Again.
What are you doing?
Like the first time.
Don't worry.
You won't be out long.
When he launched CW-7
and froze the world.
On the plus side, when you wake up,
I will have saved humanity.
Oh, Layton, I do love a
good swashbuckler, don't you?
It's right there.
It has the same hallmarks as the others.
It's got an independent
receiver and an anti-tilt trap.
If I try to move that
Boom. We're done.
Pretty much.
Looks like a fairly
simple circuit though.
I bet I can disarm this.
- Javi, don't.
- Hold on.
It's okay.
I was able to fix my uncle's oven grill,
I think I can handle this.
I need you guys to clear.
I'm going to freeze the mechanism
and see if I can move
it, bring Alice home.
Guys, go.
I've already made up my mind, Ruth.
We might never get the all
clear we've been waiting for,
and it's only a matter
of time before Snowpiercer
arrives with a fricking army.
I completely agree.
And I can't be here when
Audrey's right there.
Which is why I'm coming with you.
And anyone else who chooses
to follow us to New Eden,
they can, all right?
I'm ready when you are.
Layton, they're coming.
No.
No.